1975–76 Vancouver Canucks
Division2nd Smythe
Conference5th Campbell
1975–76 record33–32–15
Home record22–11–7
Road record11–21–8
Goals for271
Goals against272
Team information
General managerPhil Maloney
CoachPhil Maloney
CaptainAndre Boudrias
Alternate captainsDennis Ververgaert
Bob Dailey
Chris Oddleifson
Jocelyn Guevremont
Mike Robitaille
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,798
Team leaders
GoalsDennis Ververgaert (37)
AssistsDennis Kearns
Chris Oddleifson (62)
PointsDennis Ververgaert (71)
Penalty minutesHarold Snepsts (125)
WinsGary Smith (20)
Goals against averageKen Lockett (3.47)

The 1975–76 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 6th in the NHL. The Canucks made the playoffs for the second seasons in a row, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Islanders. This was the last time until the 1991–92 season that the team would have a winning season.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks8032301825426182
Vancouver Canucks8033321527127281
St. Louis Blues8029371424929072
Minnesota North Stars802053719530347
Kansas City Scouts8012561219035136

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 8, 19753–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)1–0–0
2LOctober 11, 19752–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)1–1–0
3LOctober 12, 19750–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)1–2–0
4WOctober 14, 19757–2Washington Capitals (1975–76)2–2–0
5LOctober 17, 19753–5Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)2–3–0
6LOctober 19, 19751–8@ New York Rangers (1975–76)2–4–0
7TOctober 21, 19755–5@ New York Islanders (1975–76)2–4–1
8LOctober 22, 19752–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)2–5–1
9WOctober 24, 19754–2Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)3–5–1
10LOctober 28, 19752–3Atlanta Flames (1975–76)3–6–1
11TOctober 30, 19754–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)3–6–2
12TNovember 1, 19753–3@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)3–6–3
13LNovember 2, 19751–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)3–7–3
14LNovember 4, 19752–4New York Rangers (1975–76)3–8–3
15WNovember 8, 19754–2Boston Bruins (1975–76)4–8–3
16WNovember 11, 19753–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)5–8–3
17WNovember 15, 19754–3New York Islanders (1975–76)6–8–3
18TNovember 18, 19752–2@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)6–8–4
19WNovember 19, 19755–2@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)7–8–4
20TNovember 22, 19751–1Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)7–8–5
21WNovember 25, 19754–0Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)8–8–5
22LNovember 26, 19751–2@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)8–9–5
23LNovember 29, 19754–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)8–10–5
24LNovember 30, 19753–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)8–11–5
25WDecember 3, 19759–1Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)9–11–5
26LDecember 5, 19752–6Atlanta Flames (1975–76)9–12–5
27WDecember 9, 19755–3St. Louis Blues (1975–76)10–12–5
28LDecember 14, 19752–3@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)10–13–5
29LDecember 17, 19755–6@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)10–14–5
30WDecember 19, 19755–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)11–14–5
31TDecember 20, 19752–2Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)11–14–6
32LDecember 27, 19752–4@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)11–15–6
33WDecember 28, 19753–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)12–15–6
34WDecember 30, 19755–2Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)13–15–6
35TJanuary 2, 19764–4Boston Bruins (1975–76)13–15–7
36WJanuary 4, 19764–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)14–15–7
37WJanuary 6, 19765–3@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)15–15–7
38LJanuary 8, 19765–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)15–16–7
39TJanuary 10, 19763–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)15–16–8
40LJanuary 11, 19762–5@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)15–17–8
41WJanuary 14, 19765–1New York Rangers (1975–76)16–17–8
42LJanuary 16, 19761–2Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)16–18–8
43LJanuary 17, 19763–5California Golden Seals (1975–76)16–19–8
44LJanuary 21, 19761–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)16–20–8
45WJanuary 23, 19768–3Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)17–20–8
46TJanuary 24, 19765–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)17–20–9
47TJanuary 27, 19762–2Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)17–20–10
48WJanuary 30, 19764–2Washington Capitals (1975–76)18–20–10
49WFebruary 1, 19763–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)19–20–10
50WFebruary 3, 19762–1Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)20–20–10
51LFebruary 5, 19761–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)20–21–10
52LFebruary 6, 19763–5@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)20–22–10
53LFebruary 8, 19763–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)20–23–10
54WFebruary 10, 19763–2New York Islanders (1975–76)21–23–10
55WFebruary 12, 19766–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)22–23–10
56WFebruary 14, 19764–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)23–23–10
57TFebruary 17, 19762–2Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)23–23–11
58LFebruary 18, 19764–6Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)23–24–11
59WFebruary 20, 19767–0Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)24–24–11
60WFebruary 21, 19765–4St. Louis Blues (1975–76)25–24–11
61LFebruary 24, 19761–4Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)25–25–11
62LFebruary 28, 19764–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)25–26–11
63LFebruary 29, 19763–5@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)25–27–11
64TMarch 3, 19763–3@ New York Rangers (1975–76)25–27–12
65TMarch 4, 19763–3@ New York Islanders (1975–76)25–27–13
66WMarch 6, 19765–3@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)26–27–13
67WMarch 7, 19764–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)27–27–13
68LMarch 9, 19761–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)27–28–13
69WMarch 10, 19763–1Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)28–28–13
70LMarch 13, 19763–7New York Rangers (1975–76)28–29–13
71WMarch 16, 19764–2Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)29–29–13
72LMarch 18, 19762–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)29–30–13
73TMarch 19, 19762–2@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)29–30–14
74LMarch 21, 19762–5St. Louis Blues (1975–76)29–31–14
75WMarch 23, 19765–2New York Islanders (1975–76)30–31–14
76WMarch 26, 19764–3Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)31–31–14
77LMarch 27, 19763–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)31–32–14
78TMarch 30, 19764–4California Golden Seals (1975–76)31–32–15
79WApril 2, 19765–0@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)32–32–15
80WApril 4, 19765–2Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)33–32–15

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 10 Rick Blight (RW)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2 28 Brad Gassoff (LW)  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
3 46 Norm LaPointe (G)  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
4 64 Glen Richardson (LW)  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OHA)
5 82 Doug Murray  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
6 100 Bob Watson  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
7 118 Brian Shmyr (C)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
8 136 Allan Fleck (LW)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
9 152 Bob McNeice (LW)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11 182 Sid Veysey (C)  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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